Nephews
[nefju:z]
Examples
- Her nieces and nephews can't have so much claim as my sister's. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- My nephews and nieces! Jane Austen. Emma.
- If she was executed, the fact remains that her three sons, together with two nephews, became the appointed heirs of Constantine. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He had two assistants, either brothers or nephews, and they knew the secret of his process. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The only gentlemen are my nephews, Mr. Blake and Mr. Ablewhite. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- You know he has the entrée of the Athénée, where two or three of his nephews, the sons of his eldest sister, Madame de Melcy, are students. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The children of a first cousin are your nephews and nieces, just the same as the children of your brothers and sisters. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Edited by Janet